Saturday's opening shot

Photo by Derek Berg 

Alley Cat at the excellent Village Works, 12 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. 

And NOT for #Caturday!

Zine takes a fresh look at Keith Haring's public school murals on the Lower East Side

East Village native Rainer Turim is releasing the second edition of his zine on Keith Haring's Public School 97 murals from 1985 to 1988. 

The new edition is hand-numbered and limited to 100 copies. Turim said it features never-before-seen photographs, video stills, and glossed-over news articles from the first edition that give context and meaning to the murals Haring painted in this elementary school courtyard, which now belongs to Bard High School Early College Manhattan, 525 E. Houston St.

The zine opening will be tomorrow (Thursday!) from 6 to 9 p.m. at Village Works, 12 St. Mark's Place, between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. Copies will also be available at Printed Matter. 

2 familiar names now offering coffee on St. Mark's Place

Two St. Mark's Place businesses, better known for their other offerings, are now selling coffee.

The Holiday Cocktail Lounge at 75 St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue now opens at 8 a.m. for coffee and croissants... aka, Holiday Coffee Lounge. 

Updated: Here's more info via a Holiday rep after the new offerings: 

Holiday's new coffee service ... includes outstanding coffee and espresso from local Superlost Coffee, plus, tea, juice and boosters, freshly made pastries, croissants, mini beignets, breakfast items, and sandwiches. The Wi-Fi-friendly space (70 indoor seats; 40 patio seats weather permitting) to enjoy delicious liquid in a cup throughout the day and into the evening, when its traditional cocktail service starts at 4 p.m. and is open until 2 a.m.

Meanwhile, on the next block to the west, the bookstore Village Works at 12 St. Mark's Place has opened a cafe with coffee and muffins...

 

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Village Works (@villageworksnyc)

Posted hours have been 1 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Back to the 80s at Village Works

Tomorrow (Friday!) evening, Village Works is hosting a group show featuring 1980s East Village photography as seen through the cameras of Daniel Root, Brian Rose, Wyatt Abernathy, Ross Bennett Lewis and Peter Bennett. (We featured Peter's photos here.) 

The opening starts at 7 p.m., and the work is expected to be up for a week. 

Village Works is at 12 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.

'An Empire in Decline' at Village Works

Tonight marks the opening of the inaugural show at the new home of Village Works at 12 St. Mark's Place. 

"An Empire in Decline" features works by Al Diaz and Jilly Ballistic...

The opening is tonight from 6-9 at the gallery, bookstore and artist space between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. 

You can read our previous posts for more background.

Signage alert: Village Works on St. Mark's Place

Village Works, the gallery, bookstore and artist space, continues to shape up at 12 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. 

The new sign went up late last week. 

And per an Instagram post on Friday: "Slowly making it happen at Village Works ... opening show happening soon!" While prepping for the grand opening this past month, Village Works has held a sidewalk sale every day.

The new space will also eventually feature a cafe. Read more about it via this EVG post from March 29.

Founder Joseph Sheridan was previously set up at 90 E. Third St., just west of First Avenue. However, he needed to find a new storefront after he lost the lease with a rent increase.

The Village Works Yard Sale continues on St. Mark's Place

Village Works, the gallery, bookstore and artist space, is opening at 12 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue a little later this spring, as previously reported.

While prepping for the grand opening, Village Works has been holding a yard (sidewalk!) sale, offering various items of interest. And they are accepting donations of books here. (Thanks to 

@unitof

 for the photos!)

Founder Joseph Sheridan was previously set up at 90 E. Third St., just west of First Avenue. However, he needed to find a new storefront after he lost the lease with a rent increase.

The new Village Works will also include a café service. You can read more about it here.

Village Works is moving to St. Mark's Place

EVG file photo

Village Works, the gallery, bookstore and artist space, has a new East Village home. 

Founder Joseph Sheridan had been looking for a new storefront after his lease at 90 E. Third St., just west of First Avenue, was set to expire — this after an unsustainable rent increase. 

Later this spring, Village Works will debut at 12 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. 

With the additional space, Sheridan will also be able to offer café service.

Here's more via an Instagram post yesterday: 

We found a new space and want to thank everyone for their support! This is what can happen when a forward-thinking landlord, a community and a small independent business work together to make sure storefronts continue to flourish in NYC. Small businesses keep our streets vibrant and safe and are the reflection of individual dreams, instead of corporate needs. 

Appreciate the opportunity to continue to serve our community, while continuing our dream of a space reflecting NYC culture on the best street ever for that, St. Mark's Place! Thank you so much and may everyone else never give up and fulfill their own visions for themselves and their community. 

The landmarked building was the first home of the German-American Shooting Society Clubhouse in the 1880s. 

More recently, St. Mark's Bookshop was here, moving around the corner to Third Avenue and Stuyvesant Street in 1994... and in the past few years, the space has been a variety of concepts, some more forgettable than others.

Meanwhile, Village Works continues to crowdfund to help make the move. 

About the Art Show at Village Works

Village Works, the gallery space and book store specializing in NYC culture at 90 E. Third St. just west of First Avenue, is hosting a group art show tomorrow (Sunday!) evening from 5-11. 

The event is also serving as a fundraiser for the 2-year-old Village Works, which needs to secure a new space after the landlord "dramatically raised" the rent here.